| タイトル | The O/OREOS Mission - Astrobiology in Low Earth Orbit |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20140017152 |
| 著者（英） | Squires, D.; Agasid, E.; Ricco, A. J.; Bica, L.; Mai, N.; Nicholson, W.; Bryson, K.; Yost, B.; Ehrenfreund, P.; Santos, O.; Friedericks, C.; Quinn, R.; Henschke, M.; Tahu, G.; Kitts, C.; Mancinelli, R.; McIntyre, M.; Mattioda, A.; Diaz-Aguado, M.; Conley, C.; Voytek, M.; Bramall, N.; Cook, A.; Chittenden, J.; Beasley, C. |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Ames Research Center |
| 発行日 | 2014-01-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | The O/OREOS (Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses) nanosatellite is the first science demonstration spacecraft and flight mission of the NASA Astrobiology Small- Payloads Program (ASP). O/OREOS was launched successfully on November 19, 2010, to a high-inclination (72 deg), 650-km Earth orbit aboard a US Air Force Minotaur IV rocket from Kodiak, Alaska. O/OREOS consists of 3 conjoined cubesat (each 1000 cu cm) modules: (i) a control bus; (ii) the Space Environment Survivability of Living Organisms (SESLO) experiment; and (iii) the Space Environment Viability of Organics (SEVO) experiment. Among the innovative aspects of the O/OREOS mission are a real-time analysis of the photostability of organics and biomarkers and the collection of data on the survival and metabolic activity for microorganisms at 3 times during the 6-month mission. We report on the spacecraft characteristics, payload capabilities, and present operational phase and flight data from the O/OREOS mission. The science and technology rationale of O/OREOS supports NASA0s scientific exploration program by investigating the local space environment as well as space biology relevant to Moon and Mars missions. It also serves as a precursor for experiments on small satellites, the International Space Station (ISS), future free-flyers and lunar surface exposure facilities. |
| NASA分類 | Exobiology |
| レポートNO | ARC-E-DAA-TN5978 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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